Publications

* Corresponding author 

International Journal Papers:

1. S. J. Maeng* and I. Guvenc, “UAV Corridor Coverage Analysis with Base Station Antenna Uptilt and Strongest Signal Association,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., Apr. 2024 (Early Access).

2. S. J. Maeng*, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, and M. L. Sichitiu, “Kriging-Based 3-D Spectrum Awareness for Radio Dynamic Zones Using Aerial Spectrum Sensors,” IEEE Sens. J., Mar. 2024.

3. S. J. Maeng, J. Park*, and I. Guvenc, “Analysis of UAV Radar and Communication Network Coexistence with Different Multiple Access Protocols,” IEEE Trans. Commun., Nov. 2023.

4. S. J. Maeng*, H. Kwon, O. Ozdemir, and I. Guvenc, “Impact of 3D Antenna Radiation Pattern in UAV Air-to-Ground Path Loss Modeling and RSRP-based Localization in Rural Area,” IEEE Open J. Antennas Propag., Oct. 2023 (Special section: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Antenna and Field Measurements).

5. S. J. Maeng*, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, M. L. Sichitiu, M. J. Mushi, and R. Dutta, “LTE I/Q Data Set for UAV Propagation Modeling, Communication, and Navigation Research,” IEEE Commun. Mag., Sep. 2023 (Feature topic: Data Sets for Machine Learning in Wireless Communications and Networks).

6. S. J. Maeng*, M. M. U. Chowdhury, I. Guvenc, A. Bhuyan, and H. Dai, “Base Station Antenna Uptilt Optimization for Cellular-Connected Drone Corridors,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., Aug. 2023.

7. S. J. Maeng*, C. K. Anjinappa, and I. Guvenc, “Coverage Probability Analysis of Passive Reflectors in Indoor Environments,” IEEE Commun. Lett., Oct. 2022.

8. S. J. Maeng*, Y. Yapıcı, I. Guvenc, A. Bhuyan, and H. Dai, “Precoder Design for Physical-Layer Security and Authentication in Massive MIMO UAV Communications,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., Mar. 2022.

9. S. J. Maeng*, M. Deshmukh, I. Guvenc, A. Bhuyan, and H. Dai, “Interference Analysis and Mitigation for Aerial IoT Considering 3D Antenna Patterns,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 490–503, Jan. 2021.

10. S. J. Maeng, Y. Yapici*, I. Guvenc, H. Dai, and A. Bhuyan, “Hybrid Precoding for mmWave Massive MIMO With One-Bit DAC,” IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 2941–2945, Dec. 2020.

11. M. M. U. Chowdhury*, S. J. Maeng, E. Bulut, and I. Guvenc¸, “3D trajectory optimization in UAV-Assisted cellular networks considering antenna radiation pattern and backhaul constraint,” IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., Oct. 2020.

12. S. J. Maeng, S.H. Park, and Y. S. Cho*, “Hybrid Beamforming for Reduction of Inter-beam Interference in Millimeter-wave Cellular Systems,” Sensors, Feb. 2018.

13. S. J. Maeng, H.I. Park, and Y.S. Cho*, “Preamble Design Technique for GMSK-Based Beamforming System with Multiple Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., Aug. 2017.

14. M. S. Khan, S. J. Maeng, and Y. S. Cho*, “Cell Selection Technique for Millimeter-Wave Cellular Systems with Hybrid Beamforming,” Sensors, Jun. 2017.

15. M.J. Kim, S. J. Maeng, and Y.S. Cho*, "Distributed Synchronization Technique for OFDMA-based Wireless Mesh Networks Using a Bio-inspired Algorithm," Sensors, Jul. 2015.

International Conference Papers:

1. S. J. Maeng, A. H. F. Raouf, I. Guvenc, O. Ozdemir, M. Sichitiu, and R. Dutta, "Key Observations from Altitude-Dependent Sub-6 GHz Spectrum Measurements at AERPAW", in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN) , Washington, DC, May 2024.

2. A. H. F. Raouf, S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, O. Ozdemir, and M. Sichitiu, "Cellular Spectrum Occupancy Probability in Urban and Rural Scenarios at Various UAS Altitudes", in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Pers., Indoor, Mobile Radio Commun. (PIMRC), Toronto, Canada, Sep. 2023.

3. H. Kwon, S. J. Maeng, and I. Guvenc, "RF SSSL by an Autonomous UAV With Two-Ray Channel Model and Dipole Antenna Patterns", in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Pers., Indoor, Mobile Radio Commun. (PIMRC), Toronto, Canada, Sep. 2023.

4. A. H. F. Raouf, S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, O. Ozdemir, and M. Sichitiu, "Spectrum monitoring and analysis in urban and rural environments at different altitudes." in Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC), Florence, Italy, June 2023.

5. S. J. Maeng, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, M. L. Sichitiu, M. Mushi, R. Dutta, and M. Ghosh, “SDR-Based 5G NR C-Band I/Q Monitoring and Surveillance in Urban Area Using a Helikite,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Ind. Technol. (ICIT), Orlando, FL, Apr. 2023.

6. S. J. Maeng, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, M. L. Sichitiu, R. Dutta, and M. Mushi, “AERIQ: SDR-Based LTE I/Q Measurement and Analysis Framework for Air-to-Ground Propagation Modeling,” in Proc. IEEE Aerosp. Conf., Big Sky, MT, Mar 2023.

7. S. J. Maeng, O. Ozdemir, H. N. Nandakumar, I. Guvenc, M. L. Sichitiu, R. Dutta, and M. Mushi, “Spectrum Activity Monitoring and Analysis for Sub-6 GHz Bands Using a Helikite,” in Proc COMSNETS, Bengaluru, India, Jan. 2023.

8. S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, M. L. Sichitiu, and O. Ozdemir, “Out-of- Zone Signal Leakage Sensing in Radio Dynamic Zones,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC), Seoul, May 2022.

9. S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, M. L. Sichitiu, B. A. Floyd, R. Dutta, T. Zajkowski, O. Ozdemir, and M. Mushi, “National Radio Dynamic Zone Concept with Autonomous Aerial and Ground Spectrum Sensors,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. Workshops (ICC workshops), Seoul, May 2022.

10. A. Bhuyan, I. Guvenc, H. Dai, M. L. Sichitiu, S. Singh, A. Rahmati, S. J. Maeng, E. Ozturk, M. U. Chowdhury, “Advances in Secure 5G Network for a Nationwide Drone Corridor,” in Proc. IEEE Aerosp. Conf., Big Sky, MT, Mar. 2022.

11. S. J. Maeng, Y. Yapıcı, I. Guvenc, H. Dai, and A. Bhuyan, “Power allocation for fingerprint-Based PHY-Layer authentication with mmWave UAV networks,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC), Montreal, QC, Jun. 2021.

12. A. Bhuyan, I. Guvenc, H. Dai, M. L. Sichitiu, S. Singh, A. Rahmati, and S. J. Maeng, “Secure 5G network for a nationwide drone corridor,” in Proc. IEEE Aerospace Conf., Big Sky, MT, Mar. 2021.

13. S. J. Maeng, Y. Yapıcı, I. Guvenc, H. Dai, and A. Bhuyan, “Precoder design for mmWave UAV communications with physical layer security,” in Proc. IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Atlanta, GA, May. 2020.

14. M. Deshmukh, M. M. U. Chowdhury, S. J. Maeng, A. Sahin, and I. Guvenc¸, “RL Based Interference Mitigation in Uncoordinated Networks with Partially Overlapping Tones,” in Proc. IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Atlanta, GA, May 2020.

15. S. J. Maeng, M. Deshmukh, I. Guvenc, and A. Bhuyan, “Interference Mitigation Scheme in 3D Topology IoT Network with Antenna Radiation Pattern”, in Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC), Honolulu, HI, Sep. 2019.

16. A. Bhuyan, I. Guvenc, H. Dai, Y. Yapici, A. Rahmati, and S. J. Maeng, “Secure mmWave Cellular Network for Drone Communication”, in Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC), Honolulu, HI, Sep. 2019

17. Y. Yapici, S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, H. Dai, and A. Bhuyan. “SLNR Based Precoding for One-Bit Quantized Massive MIMO in mmWave Communications,” in Proc. IEEE ICC Workshops, May 2019.

18. M. U. Chowdhury, S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, and E. Bulut, “Effects of 3D antenna radiation and two-hop relaying on optimal UAV trajectory in cellular networks,” in Proc. IEEE Aerosp. Conf., Big Sky, MT, Mar. 2019.

19. S. J. Maeng, S.H. Park, S.H. Moon, and Y.S. Cho, “Inter-Beam Interference Reduction Technique for Millimeter-Wave Cellular Systems Using Hybrid Beamforming,” in Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC), Chicago, IL, Aug. 2018.

20. M. S. Khan, S. J. Maeng, and Y. S. Cho, "Cell selection technique for 5G millimeter-wave," in Proc. International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), Jeju, Korea (South), Oct. 2017

21. S. J. Maeng, H.I. Park, and Y.S. Cho, “Beam Tracking Technique for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” in Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC), Sydney, Jun. 2017.